The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Denomination·Founded 1830 CE·est. ~17 million worldwide

Judaism → Christianity → Catholicism → Protestantism → The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → 1 branch

Branch

Figures

who it looks to — gods, spirits, ancestors; some rooms are empty on principle All 1 →
J Joseph Smith — the restorer. A farm boy who asked which church was true and reported that the answer was none of them — restoration, not reformation, followed. Domain The prophet of the restorationStanding Prophet, seer, and revelator — killed by a mob at 38, succeeded by a quorum Meet them — context →

Core Tenets

4 — a sample of the center, never the sum All 4 →
The shared center — held across the tradition
The heavens are open — revelation continues. A living prophet leads the church and the canon is not closed: restoration means the line to God carries a signal again. Go deeper — context →
The Book of Mormon is scripture beside the Bible. Another testament — an ancient American record, translated by Joseph Smith from golden plates. Go deeper — context →
Families can be sealed forever. Temple ordinances bind spouses, parents, and children beyond death — heaven, on this account, is organized as kin. Go deeper — context →
Held by most — broad, but not universal
Salvation has degrees of glory. Nearly everyone is saved into something; the question is proximity, not admission. Go deeper — context →

Cosmos & Afterlife

how reality is built, and what follows death
The nature of reality

God's plan of salvation, with humanity progressing through it

After death

Degrees of glory — and families sealed forever

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